During the Christmas season, Palazzo Farnese lights up with a rich calendar of events: guided tours, exhibitions, conferences, and creative workshops.
Guided tours of Palazzo Farnese
Ordinary guided tours
- Every Saturday from November 22nd to December 27th 2025
3:00 PM - Archaeological Museum
4:15 PM - Art Gallery
Visit included in the ticket price
For information and reservations: info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it - tel +39 0523 492658 - Every Sunday from November 23 to December 28, 2025
10:15 a.m. - Archaeological Museum
11:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. - Art Gallery
3:00 PM - Civic Section and Carriage Museum
Visit included in the ticket price
For information and reservations: info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it - tel +39 0523 492658
Thematic guided tours
- Mary and the others: women and mothers in history.
On the occasion of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Museums are offering a tour focusing on works that focus on the role of women and motherhood.
Monday, December 8, 10:15 a.m.
Visit included in the ticket price
For information and reservations: info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it - tel +39 0523 492658 - When Heaven meets Earth!
Visit to discover the depictions of the Holy Family and Baby Jesus at Palazzo Farnese.
Friday, December 26, 10:15 a.m.
Included in the ticket price
For information and reservations: info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it - tel +39 0523 492658 - Guided tours of the exhibition "Sibyls. Voices Beyond Time, Beyond Stone"
Every Sunday and public holiday from December 7th to January 11th, 5.00 pm
Visit included in the ticket price
For information and reservations: info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it - tel +39 0523 492658
EXHIBITIONS AT PALAZZO FARNESE
- Sibyls. Voices beyond time, beyond stone.
On exceptional loan from the Galleria Borghese in Rome, a masterpiece of 17th-century painting, Domenichino's The Cumaean Sibyl, arrives in Piacenza, displayed in dialogue with sculptures by contemporary artist Christian Zucconi.
From Friday, December 5, 2025 to Sunday, May 3, 2026
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday: 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00; Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10:00-18:00
FULL - EUR 10.00
*REDUCED - EUR 7.00
SCHOOLS - YOUTH (6-25 YEARS) - EUR 4.00
*FREE - EUR 0.00
For info: info.farnese@comune.piacenza. it - tel + 39 0523 492658 - The Risorgimento in Color. History in Brief, Through Illustration and Comic Art
The exhibition brings together original works by the group of cartoonists from the "Drawing History" cultural project, who brought new life to the key moments and protagonists of the Risorgimento, using the powerful and immediate language of comics and illustration.
From Thursday, November 20, 2025 to Saturday, March 22, 2026
Opening hours: Tuesday to Friday: 10:00-13:00 and 15:00-18:00; Saturday, Sunday and holidays: 10:00-18:00
Entrance included in the price of the museum ticket
For info: info.farnese@comune.piacenza. it - tel + 39 0523 49265
CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
- Spinosaurus - the lost giant of the Sahara
A conversation between paleontologist Simone Maganuco and YouTuber Dinorec
Friday, December 5, 6:00 PM
Small Museum of Natural History at Palazzo Farnese
Free admission
For info: email: spsn.pc@gmail.com - cell.+39 393 30168093
- The map of the heart
There's a girl riding her donkey, flying over cities and countryside. She doesn't see the streets, the rooftops, the squares, or the trees...but she can read people's souls very well. She follows a special map, made of intuitions, memories, happiness, and hope: she's a traveler of inner space!
Saturday, December 13th
1st shift 3-4:30 pm
2nd round 4:30-6:00 PM
Activities for children aged 5-10
Museum entrance ticket: 2 euros
Educational activity: free
Reservations required at farnesefactory@gmail.com - Handmade Christmas
Children will be led on an imaginary walk through the woods to discover the little treasures nature offers in winter, learning to recognize them and read animal tracks. The workshop will then continue with the creation of unique and special Christmas tree decorations.
Saturday, December 13, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Activities for children aged 3-6
Museum entrance ticket: 2 euros
Educational activity: free
For information and reservations: email: spsn.pc@gmail.com - cell. +39 393 30168093 - A Scrooge Christmas
In the magical setting of the museum, the rooms come to life with a magical Christmas story. Children and their families will follow Scrooge on a journey through past, present, and future, encountering the ghosts of Christmas in an exciting and engaging theatrical experience.
December 21, 2025
1st shift 3:30-4:30 pm
2nd round 5.00pm - 6.00pm
Families with children aged 5-10
Museum entrance ticket: 2 euros
Educational activity: free
Reservations required at farnesefactory@gmail.com
